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|summary=A great adventure story that's a wonderful blend of both picture book and graphic novel.
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I really enjoyed Chris Judge's first book [[The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge|The Lonely Beast]] so I was excited to pick up his latest story. This time we're following the story of a young boy called Tom. His dad, a famous explorer, has gone missing in at the North Pole and so Tom sets out to find him. His adventurous, exciting journey sees him facing dangerous animals and the treacherous terrain. Will he make it to find his dad?
I really like the style of Chris Judge's artwork. His character, Tom, has a little bit of the feel of a contemporary Tintin I felt, and right from the front cover you're ready for an adventurous story with Tom striding up a snowy peak, pick in hand, whales behind, a hot air balloon in the sky alongside of a rescue helicopter! Although some pages have the simplistic feel of a toddler's picture book the language is actually quite mature, and the mixture of the large page spreads along with smaller panel illustrations mixes things up making it feel like both a picture book for little ones and an early graphic novel for those starting to read for themselves.
